Name: Bongalbal, Christian Noe D.

HUM002 (21st Century Literature)

12 – Ananias christiannoe.bongalbal@olivarezcollege.edu.ph
October 7,2020

Dead Research Exploration

Directions:: Identify similarities and differences between the flash

Stars
fiction Warning Labels and the short story Dead Stars in terms of
its setting, characters, plot, conflict, point of view and theme.

Setting
Dead Stars was set on a larger and many
places and happened during the old times,
while Warning Labels was set on a smaller
place like a hotel, or in a honeymoon suite to
be specific, both settings served as an
ingredient in giving a good delivery and
development of both stories.
Name: Bongalbal, Christian Noe D. HUM002 (21st Century Literature)
12 – Ananias christiannoe.bongalbal@olivarezcollege.edu.ph
October 7,2020

Dead Research Exploration

Directions:: Identify similarities and differences between the flash

Stars
fiction Warning Labels and the short story Dead Stars in terms of
its setting, characters, plot, conflict, point of view and theme.

Characters
In the short story Dead Stars, the
characters have specific names, while on the
other hand, on Warning Labels the characters
are unnamed or the author didn’t give any
names to add flavor to the text.
Name: Bongalbal, Christian Noe D. HUM002 (21st Century Literature)
12 – Ananias christiannoe.bongalbal@olivarezcollege.edu.ph
October 7,2020

Dead Research Exploration

Directions:: Identify similarities and differences between the flash

Stars
fiction Warning Labels and the short story Dead Stars in terms of
its setting, characters, plot, conflict, point of view and theme.

Plot
It’s obvious that Warning Labels is much
shorter than Dead Stars, but it gives a direct and
sudden punch for the plot is unexpected, I never
expected it for being too heart-aching. While the
Dead Stars is taking you gradually in to the story ,
taking you to the point where you find yourself
hurting, but unlike the Warning Labels, it doesn’t
give the “sudden jolt” feeling inside your body as
you read the words. But both has a good conflict
that gives a different flavor for the readers.
Name: Bongalbal, Christian Noe D. HUM002 (21st Century Literature)
12 – Ananias christiannoe.bongalbal@olivarezcollege.edu.ph
October 7,2020

Dead Research Exploration

Directions:: Identify similarities and differences between the flash

Stars
fiction Warning Labels and the short story Dead Stars in terms of
its setting, characters, plot, conflict, point of view and theme.

Theme
Given that Dead Stars has most themes
catered (e.g., Infidelity; Forbidden Love
etc.). I can say that some themes between them
are not totally that different. For both
tackles “Sacrificial Love” and “Failed
Relationship”.
Name: Bongalbal, Christian Noe D. HUM002 (21st Century Literature)
12 – Ananias christiannoe.bongalbal@olivarezcollege.edu.ph
October 7,2020

Dead Research Exploration

Directions:: Identify similarities and differences between the flash

Stars
fiction Warning Labels and the short story Dead Stars in terms of
its setting, characters, plot, conflict, point of view and theme.

Conflict
Both contains an external and internal conflict.
In Dead Stars, Alfredo faces a Man VS Man and Man VS
Society conflicts for he find himself on a situation
if he will follow his parents or marry Esperanza. In
addition to that, he also faces a Man Vs Self
conflict when he hide his engagement with Julia. The
same with Warning Labels, it faces Man VS Man, for
the boy and girl are arguing about their
relationship that ended four years ago, and Man VS
Self, for the boy finally urged to not follow the
girl even though he still loves her.
Name: Bongalbal, Christian Noe D. HUM002 (21st Century Literature)
12 – Ananias christiannoe.bongalbal@olivarezcollege.edu.ph
October 7,2020

Dead Research Exploration

Directions:: Identify similarities and differences between the flash

Stars
fiction Warning Labels and the short story Dead Stars in terms of
its setting, characters, plot, conflict, point of view and theme.

Point of View
Both stories used a third-person omniscient
point of view where we Paz Marquez Benitez and Melay
Lapeña allows us, readers, to see and to feel what the
characters also feel.